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Spittle Bug (Clastoptera juniperina) | Rose aphid (Macrosiphum rosae) | Oleander aphid (Aphis nerii) | Giant Bark Aphid (Longistigma caryae) | Blue-green Sharpshooter (Graphocephala atropunctata) | Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis (=coagulata) ) | Torpedo Bug (Siphanta acuta)

Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis (=coagulata) )

An agricultural pest originating in the southeastern United States and arriving in Orange County about 1990. It feeds on at least 73 species of plants including sunflower, hollyhock, okra, cotton, corn, cowpeas, oak, ash, silktree, crapemyrtle, and peach, and is a vector of several plant diseases including phony peach disease, Pierce's disease of grape and Oleander leaf scorch.
Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis (=coagulata) )
Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis (=coagulata) )		 Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis (=coagulata) )
Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis (=coagulata) )		 Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis)
Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis)		 Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis)
Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis)		 Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis)
Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis)

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